Aging programs

The demand for healthcare services is increasing and changing due to a growing aging population. HANYS’ aging programs are designed to support healthcare organizations in their mission to better serve older adults and their caregivers.

Collaboratives

HANYS supports two statewide geriatric quality improvement collaboratives: the New York State Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community and the Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Collaborative.

Through these yearlong learning collaboratives, HANYS equips hospitals, health systems, emergency departments and other care settings with resources, education and support to improve the quality of care delivered to older New Yorkers.

Participating care settings receive dedicated project management support, access to exclusive clinical resources, peer learning opportunities, stipends and coaching from experts in the fields of Age-Friendly care and geriatric emergency medicine.

HANYS’ commitment to older adults

HANYS is committed to supporting healthcare organizations adopting the Age-Friendly Health Systems or Geriatric Emergency Department frameworks. Our work has systematically and efficiently increased the adoption of these frameworks across care settings in New York.

HANYS advocates at federal and state levels to support Age-Friendly care and align the programming for each collaborative with anticipated policy changes.